Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-28
FOR THE FIFTIETH TINE.
PROBABLE PROGRAMME FOR THE
MEETING OF CONGRESS DEC. 5.

Democratic Slate for Officers OF the House
and Chairmen of Committees-Conteste
Elections-A Chapter Precious Metals
by Director Kimball-A Feast of Funny
Doings-Postoffice Affairs.
WASHINGTON Cry. NV. 2s.-At l2 o'clock
noon, Dec, ), the Fiftieth congress will con-
vene. The Democrats, who have majority
of ten in the house of representatives, ex-
elusive of the Independents, some of whom
will act with them, will organiza They
will have caucus on Saturday evening for
the purpose of nominating speaker, clerk,
sergeant-at-arms, postmaster and dOorkeep-
er. 1t is conceded by all that Carlisle will be
the nominee Of the caucus for speaker, and
that his reelection will not be antagonizsd
10y any one in the party.
John F. Leedom, Of Ohio will without
doubt be renomiuated sergeant-at arms, and
lycurgus Dalton, of Indiana, postmaster
So far no formidable opposition has arisen
TO the retention of these officers. John B.
Clark, of Missouri, will probably be renomi-
mated clerk OF the house. His denomination
has, until within few days, been conceded
on all sides; but new aspirant for clerkship
honors looms up iii the person OF William &,
Raines, of Rochester, n. Y. He is the
younger brother of George Rlnas, New
York Democratic state senator ard very
prominent man in the party in that state,
and his friends talk confidently of his cleo
ton. There is a sharp contest for the door
keepership. Samuel Donelson, of Tennessee,
is candidate for reelection, but is opposed
by number of candidates, among theIn Mr..
Hurt, of Mississippi, and Platt B. Walker, of
Minnesota.
The Republicans of the house will cast
complimentary vote for Thomas B, Reed, of
Maine, for the speakership, and for the other
offices they will give compliments.
Mr.. Carlisle's first work will be the making
of the committees, and it will he very tax
ing. The completion of the work may not
be announced under ten days Or two weeks.
and possibly not till after the holiday ad-
journment The holiday adjournment usu-
ally takes place about Dec % or -. By re-
tirements there are a number of prominent
committee chairmanships made vacant The
principal of these are the ways
and means, judiciary, military, riv-
ers and harbors, Indian affairs
banking and currency, public lands, COM
merce, territories and Pacific railroads
These will be filed in the order named, it is
believed 10y Mills, of Texas; Culhertson, of
Texas; Wheeler, Of Alabama; Blanchard, of
Louisiana; Peel. of Arkansas; Wilkins, of
Ohio; Bynum, of Indiana; Clardy, of Mis-
souri,; Springer, of Illinois, and Crisp, of
Georgia.
The contested election cases 10 come before
| the house are as follows Duffey vs. David
sou, OF Aauaina; Lowry Us. White, lndiaua;
| Worthington vs. Post, Illinois; Frank VS..
Clover Missouri; Sullivan vs. Feltou, Cali
| fornia; Lynch vs.. Naudever, California;
| Smalls vs.. Elliott, South Carolina; Thobe
| VS.. Carlisle, Kentucky.
| President Ingalls, will call the senate to or
| der. and that body being a continuing one,
| will proceed to business, there being no reor-
| ganizltion, except Of some of the
| committees, necessary. There may be a
heated debate over couple of contests
| those of the people of Indiana vs. David Tur-
| pie, and Faulkner vs.. Lucas, of West Vir-
| ginia. There may be objections, and likely
will be, TO the administration of the oath tC
| either of these contestees before tine commit
tee on privileges and elections has examined
the cases. Irregularity in the issuance OF
Turpie's certificate, and the joint proceei-
| ings of the legislature which voted for him,
are alleged iii the first case, while in the sec
ond it is held that the term TO which Lucas
was appointed by the governor of West Vir
GINA has not expired, and the legislature had
nc right 10 elect Faulkner